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Alain Meier

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Head of Fraud & Identity at Plaid
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Alain leads identity at Plaid, leveraging over a decade of experience in building anti-fraud and compliance technology. He founded Cognito, an identity verification company, which was acquired by Plaid in 2022. He is a Stanford University graduate and a founding member of the Stanford Bitcoin Group.

His interest in technology began at Stanford, where he was an early adopter of cryptocurrency and a research scientist at the universitys Bitcoin group. This passion for decentralized technology led him to co-found Bloom Protocol. His attendance at Zurich International School suggests an international background.

Interesting fact: Alain began his journey in fintech by mining bitcoin in his dorm room at Stanford, which sparked his interest in building anti-fraud and compliance tools.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Fraud & Identity
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Priorities

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Identity Verification
His entire career is focused on this, from founding Cognito, an ID verification company, to his current role as Head of Identity at Plaid.
Fintech Fraud Prevention
He actively speaks about creating anti-fraud networks to stop financial crime, believing that most fraud has been seen before by different companies.
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Career

Work history

1-2022 - 2-2026
Head of Fraud & Identity
Plaid
9-2017 - 12-2021
Co-Founder, Board Member
Bloom Protocol
5-2013 - 1-2022
Co-Founder, CEO
Cognito
2-2013 - 2015
Research Scientist
Stanford Bitcoin Group
In the press

Media appearances

Interview: Alain Meier, Plaid's Head of Identity - Fintech Business Weekly. Featured in Fintech Business Weekly (Spotify)
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Value of digital identity in fintech and crypto, with Plaid Head of Identity Alain Meier. Featured in YouTube
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Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Stanford University
High school diploma
Zurich International School
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